Sale 1089 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Revenues, Part 1
Sale Date — Tuesday, 16 December, 2014
Category — Third Issue Inverts
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
528
15c Brown & Black, Third Issue, Center Inverted (R139a). Vertical pair, detailed impressions, neat 1872 manuscript cancels, also with waffle iron grid cancelFINE AND RARE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 15-CENT THIRD ISSUE REVENUE INVERT. ONLY THIRTEEN SINGLES AND THIS ONE PAIR ARE RECORDED.
Larry Lyons, in his privately published census, records 13 singles and a pair, for a total of 15 stamps. Approximately half have cut cancels and most are poorly centered.
Ex Joyce (where illustrated on the front cover of the catalogue) and Cunliffe. Scott Retail as two singles $32,000.00. Scott Retail as two singles with cut cancel $18,000.00
E. 7,500-10,000
7,500